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Live Blog: Polk County GOP Dinner with Scott Walker

| May 23, 2013 | Reply

Live blogging the Polk County Republican Party of Iowa’s Robb Kelley Dinner with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

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Iowa Puts Common Core Assessments on Hold

| May 23, 2013 | Reply

The Iowa Legislature removed Smarter Balanced Assessments from education reform bill and paused any Common Core Assessments until 2016-17 school year.

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Property Tax Relief Passes in Iowa Statehouse

| May 23, 2013 | Reply

The Iowa Senate passed the largest property tax cut in Iowa history yesterday afternoon.

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Jason Glass to Leave the Iowa Department of Education

| May 23, 2013 | Reply

Jason Glass, the Director of the Iowa Department of Education, was selected to be the next Superintendent of Eagle County Schools in Colorado.

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Iowa Legislature Approves Landmark Home Education Legislation

| May 23, 2013 | 4 Replies

The Iowa Legislature approved home education measures within a education reform bill that will make Iowa one of the best states to home school.

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Will Heads Roll at the IRS?

| May 22, 2013 | 1 Reply

Terminating employees at the IRS who were involved in targeting conservative groups may be easier said than done due to federal rules established as a result of public employee unions.

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Mike Huckabee Is Wrong on Common Core

| May 21, 2013 | 4 Replies

Governor Mike Huckabee recently came out in support of the Common Core State Standards, but based on past comments this shouldn’t be a surprise.

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Iowa City Planned Parenthood and Late-Term Abortions

| May 21, 2013 | Reply

Iowa City Planned Parenthood aborts more later-term babies than other Planned Parenthood clincis in Iowa and Midwest

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Department of Justice’s Attack on the Free Press

| May 20, 2013 | Reply

Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice’s actions toward members of the media have a chilling effect on the freedom of the press.

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If My People Part 5: Wicked Ways

| May 20, 2013 | Reply

It is time for us to get real and make sure our actions and words align with biblical truth. Remember, God’s truth is not relative and is not conformed to the world we live in. It doesn’t change with the times and isn’t modified to fit with what the world tells us is acceptable.

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IRS Asks Iowa Pro-Life Group What They Pray About

| May 17, 2013 | 46 Replies

The IRS wanted to know how much an Iowa pro-life group prayed and what they prayed about in a follow-up to their application for tax-exempt status.

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Jay Carney: A National Treasure

| May 17, 2013 | Reply

“I dismiss the premise, the idea that these are scandals,” Carney said flatly, calling the controversy over Benghazi a “total concoction by Republicans,” and the IRS scandal merely “inappropriate behavior” by the IRS. Jay Carney has become absolutely breathtaking in his willingness to spout unmitigated crap to the American people. I don’t remember anyone even [...]

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Education Savings Accounts: A Step in the Right Direction

| May 17, 2013 | 3 Replies

Education savings accounts are a step in the right direction when it comes to education reform and raising student achievement.

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Iowa House Judiciary Chair Seeks Iowans Unfairly Targeted by IRS

| May 17, 2013 | Reply

State Representative Chip Baltimore, chairman of the Iowa House Judiciary Committee calls on any Iowa group targeted by the IRS to contact him.

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End Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in Iowa

| May 16, 2013 | Reply

It still isn’t too late for the Iowa Legislature to end the taxpayer funding of abortion as it is being negotiated in a conference committee.

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Obama’s Attempt to Mitigate IRS Scandal Should Fall Short

| May 16, 2013 | Reply

With almost 500 conservative groups being targeted in the current IRS scandal booting the acting IRS commissioner set to leave in June isn’t good enough.

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